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  1. The Blogger Formerly Known As GM on

    Cheers ghuys. No need to watch it again. Unfortunately I saw it in real time literally right before my eyes.

  2. Maolmuire O Muirgheasa on

    A Scottish Cup victory for St. Mirren would offer hope to the chasing pack. A competitive league placates the sponsors, while keeping Rangers within striking distance ensures a full Ibrox.

     

     

    Is that, perhaps, the unspoken brief for Wilfried Nancy?

     

     

    Because anyone with a modicum of intellect will understand that attempting to lay blocks using plumbers tools is not going to end well.

  5. dessybhoy on

    I think it is a question of time until WN and his staff are removed, he will not change his set up and tactics to work with what he has to win games,because that is what he believes in, with these players it wont work, get someone who will even on a temporary basis,MON Maloney and Fotheringham for me, this Board again have recruited terribly and shown terrible judgement at the Head of Football appointment First Team Manager and a division as wide as the Firth of Clyde at Toon with the support, failures the lot of them whoever is in charge needs to act now , winning the League Cup if he does should not save the Manager.

  7. An Dún on

    Anyone criticising fans for leaving early should have a word with proxy Desmond.

     

     

    Ross never came out again for the second half.

  9. GlassTwoThirdsFull on

    Possible angles for today’s article:

     

    A) It’s Brendan Rodgers’ fault for not signing players to fit into a system he didn’t play.

     

    B) It’s Brendan Rodgers’ fault for….. well it’s just his fault.

     

    C) We’d have won with Kwon.

     

    D) The game wasn’t important – it’s all about Sunday.

     

    E) Across The City FC only have one point – a clear demonstration of how well run Celtic are.

  12. Kelvinbhoy on

    Maestro on 12th December 2025 9:44 am

     

     

    That’s the story here. Why has there been such a pile on with our new manager after 2 games when DR has been in place for 2 months and Sevco have regressed. VAR assisted wins and draws in league, papped out of league cup by us and humbled in EL.

     

     

    WN’s start has been inauspicious to say the least and plenty questions about implementing a new system so early but the lack of the same critique of new boss across city is shameful.

  13. Por Cierto on

    Graham Spiers:

     

     

    “I’ve been struck by the media hot air surrounding Celtic’s dreadful loss to Roma tonight in the Europa League at Celtic Park.

     

     

    TV and radio broadcasters – involving quite a few ex-Celtic players such as the highly likeable Joe Hart – are clawing around for reasons, rather than stating the bleeding obvious.

     

     

    Hart, for one, spent much time post-match following Celtic’s 3-0 humbling being exasperated by Celtic’s lack of conviction and self-belief. Where was the passion? Where was the desire? Where was the we-are-Celtic spirit? Why were Celtic’s players so unambitious?

     

     

    We shouldn’t have to listen to this mind-bending drivel when the evidence is right there before our eyes.

     

     

    Celtic were out-played and out-classed by superior players – one of the best teams in Italy – who have been coached brilliantly by Gian Piero Gasperini. There was no mystery, and certainly no lack of desire, about it. What can you do when better players – fast and skilful – repeatedly used the ball better and close you off?

     

     

    It was shocking – but also intoxicating – to see the way Roma locked Celtic down in their own half in the opening 45 minutes during which the Italians romped to a 3-0 lead.

     

     

    Celtic couldn’t escape their first third of the pitch. Time after time – I think seven times in total – Kasper Schmeichel tried and failed to find a Daizen Maeda or a Benjamin Nygren, only for the ball to be handed straight back to the opponent.

     

     

    Celtic were in an arm-lock. Roma were physically and technically beyond them. This was Celtic v Roma just as it might currently have been, in Scottish football, Ross County v Celtic.

     

     

    There was no mystery to it. It had nothing to do with a lack of desire and next to nothing to do with new coach, Wilfried Nancy, who is six days in the door. You cannot do much against opponents who are glaringly better than you.

     

     

    I’m sorry TV blokes but it had nothing whatsoever to do with a “lack of desire” or a “lack of passion”.

     

     

    Celtic couldn’t live with Roma. That was it.

     

     

    BUT what this does do is leave Wilfried Nancy in a jam. Because if he goes out this Sunday at Hampden and loses the League Cup Final to St Mirren then there will be hell to pay.

     

     

    I’ve seen it already. People will be going berserk. Idiot media imposters won’t just be complaining about the colour of Nancy’s shoes (and let’s face it…the colour is significant). They will be going all in on the new Celtic manager being a dud.

     

     

    It’s very unusual for me to be somewhat defending Nancy here because I’m openly on record as saying I think his coming should have been stalled – or postponed – to leave Martin O’Neill in charge until the end of this season at least. O’Neill had won 7 in 8, his touch had been beyond dispute.

     

     

    But I don’t doubt Nancy’s coaching credentials – they are impressive. They are better than Derek McInnes’s, for example. Nancy is an intelligent man and an intuitive coach.

     

     

    Being so may or may not suffice for being a successful Celtic manager – we shall see – but in the here and now what has Nancy done wrong? Nothing, so far as I can see. Nothing at all, save for arrive in Glasgow by jet plane, pitched in deep end.

     

     

    But he cannot lose to St Mirren – which is perfectly conceivable. Of course it is. St Mirren are everybody’s surprise team – fit and physical – who have had a great time under Stephen Robinson in recent years. Who would write them off at Hampden on Sunday? Precious few of us.

     

     

    Nancy has to win, otherwise he’ll need earplugs to block out the hysteria. People will be going ballistic. The greatest idiots known to man will be citing his shoes, his track-suit, his tactics board, his underpants.

     

     

    If Nancy loses three in a row as Celtic manager, the shrieking will be ear-splitting.

     

     

    Me? I’m happy to give him a period of time – a body of evidence – by which to judge him. Let’s say: an opening 15 games. Let’s be generous, too, and offer him a transfer window or two by which to fashion his own team.

     

     

    Only then I think can we rationally and fairly and intelligently judge Wilfried Nancy.

     

     

    “Ange Postecoglou drew his first game to Midtjylland and then lost the return leg. He then lost his first league game to Hearts as well as three of his first six league games…”

     

     

    At this point I think it is only fair to assess previous Celtic managers in recent decades and the starts they have made in charge of the club. And what follows, I find very interesting.

     

     

    I’m using research here sent to me by a pod-listener, Neil Beaton, whose quick research over the following 300 words is fascinating.

     

     

    Question: How do you think the last 14 permanent Celtic managers fared at the club over their opening weeks and months?

     

     

    Writes Neil Beaton:

     

     

    Going back 31 years to Tommy Burns in 1994 Celtic have had 14 permanent managers. Four of them (29%) have lost their first game:

     

     

    Wilfried Nancy (lost first game to Hearts).

     

     

    Brendan Rodgers (lost first game to Lincoln Red Imps).

     

     

    Tony Mowbray (lost his first game to Dynamo Moscow).

     

     

    Gordon Strachan: (lost his first game to Artmedia Bratislava).

     

     

    Then throw in Ange Postecoglou: he drew his first game to Midtjylland and then lost the return leg. He then lost his first league game to Hearts as well as 3 of his first 6 league games.

     

     

    Ronny Deila had a really bad start: he only won 4 of his first 10 in all competitions and was a disaster in European games.

     

     

    Rodgers and Neil Lennon had early cup exits: Brendan second time around exited the League Cup at Rugby Park in his third game.

     

     

    Lennon first time round lost the Scottish Cup semi-final to Ross County in his third game.

     

     

    Tommy Burns drew his first game against Falkirk and draws would haunt his time as Celtic manager. Tommy drew 10 of his first 17 league games winning only 4 of those 17.

     

     

    Then there are the one-season managers…

     

     

    Wim Jansen had a horrific league start: he lost his first two league games away to Hibs and at home to Dunfermline. Went on to win a League-and-cup double.

     

     

    Dr Jo Venglos drew his first game against St Patrick Athletic at home. But also won only 3 of his first 10 league games.

     

     

    As for the disastrous reigns of John Barnes and Lou Macari…

     

     

    Barnes only lost 1 of his first 13 games in all competitions and then the king of kings broke his leg…

     

     

    Macari beat Rangers at Ibrox in first game but only won 5 of his next 16 league games.

     

     

    Only one manager of the 14 from that 31 years doesn’t get a mention for having a difficult start…

     

     

    Martin O’Neill won 14 of his first 16 league games (drawing two) and beating Rangers 6-2 along the way. Went on to win the treble and only exited Europe in November to a very good Bordeaux side in extra time at CP after two 1-1 draws over the two legs

     

     

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    So Wilfried Nancy, after tonight v Roma, might be sharing a fate with at least two other Celtic managers, Wim Jansen and Ange Postecoglou, both of whom became beloved by the Celtic support.

     

     

    I don’t know. All I can say is, right now on December 11 2025, none of us have a clue about Nancy. It is too early to call.

     

     

    But Celtic tonight were out-classed and the story will unfold” por cierto

  16. EKBhoy on

    The new style from Wilf is placing demands on the players which Brendan’s safer 10 yard short passing game didn’t. This got stress tested last night against Roma and only a few of the lhads stood up to the test.

     

     

    For me the only players who looked comfortable were Yang , Trusty , Hatate , Tounekti , Ichenacho , Bernardo , and Balikwisha. Everyone else looked scared to take the ball in and generally had a poor game.

     

     

    Benji and Daizen can arm wrestle for poorest performance , At one point , ball played down the centre to Daizen he breaks right to collect and turn , ball ricochets off his shin out of play, he gets a big cheer from the North Stand for chasing his own mistake. Time to say goodbye.

     

     

    If it wasn’t a cup final on Sunday then Wilf would be making multiple changes , I suspect he will go with the senior pros.

     

     

    My line up for Sunday would be :

     

     

    KS

     

    DM. AT. KT

     

     

    AE. PB. Cal. SB

     

     

    Bal. RH

     

     

    KI

     

     

    Should be enough to beat St Mirren.

     

     

    HH

  18. vale bhoy on

    What is missing from Spiers’ article is that everyone of those managers had fewer absolute duds in their squads.

     

     

    I suspect they didn’t have a recruitment team so fecking hopeless either.

  20. Por Cierto on

    vale bhoy on 12th December 2025 11:50 am

     

    “What is missing from Spiers’ article is that everyone of those managers had fewer absolute duds in their squads.”

     

    So why didn’t they have a better start then with better players? por cierto

  22. shaunamura on

    just had a read back graham spiers being quated good god he told us the knight of the night was duped

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